Vermont is the least-populated (619,000),
most rural New England state, with one
cow for every three people, and lots
more trees than people.
I've divided Vermont into South, Central and North regions,
with a separate section on Vermont
skiing and a page on Vermont's
highlights.
Vermont's
major towns:
Bennington
"Vermont's most
historic area," it boasts the
Bennington
Battle Monument,
Grandma
Moses' paintings, the grave
of Robert Frost,
and
Bennington
College. More...
Brattleboro
The 19th-century
red-brick mills that
brought prosperity to Brattleboro
lost their textile and shoe-making work,
but
have been recycled for shops, crafts
workshops, small business offices and
artists' studios.
More...
Burlington
Vermont's
largest city (population
50,000) has much of the state's industry
and commerce, not to mention the University
of Vermont and lots of great cafes and
restaurants. More...
Dorset
Settled in 1768, Dorset is a gem of a
village, where even the sidewalks are of
creamy white marble. The local quarries brought
Dorset
wealth, and wealth brought
culture,
fine buildings,
and
a noted playhouse. More...
Grafton
A picture-perfect
Vermont village with stately
trees, white churches with
high steeples, gracious old houses
designed with classical touches, and a fine
inn. More...
Killington
"Killington" is the only
word New England skiers have to hear to
make them think of snow.
It's Vermont's prime ski
resort,
noted
for innovation in snow-making,
grooming and facilities. More...
Manchester
Once a summer resort akin
to those in Massachusetts' Berkshire
hills,
Old Manchester's wide main street, handsome
Federal-style
houses and grand Equinox Resort adjoin
a modern commercial section filled with
upscale shops and outlet stores. More...
Marlboro
Marlboro is a rural village: drive
to the dot on the map and you'll find a
church,
a small town office, and a few houses.
But Marlboro College and
its Marlboro
Music School and Festival have
put this sleepy hamlet on Vermont's cultural
map. More...
Middlebury
Replete with beautiful old Georgian and 19th-century
buildings, a renowned college of
high quality, a powerful creek roaring
right
beneath Main Street, a pretty town
green and a fine old inn,
Middlebury is well worth a stop. More...
Montpelier
Visit the state capital
of Vermont for
a look at the State House (capitol),
for a meal in one of its fine restaurants,
and to visit the official state
tourist office. More...
Newfane
Another picture-perfect Vermont village,
Newfane boasts several fine old inns with
good restaurants, a classic Main Street
lined with sugar maple trees, and many
antique shops. More...
Northeast Kingdom
Kingdom? In anti-royalist America?
Somehow Vermont's beautiful rural northeastern
region
got this moniker, and it stuck. More...
Plymouth
Calvin
Coolidge was born in this tiny Vermont
hamlet not far from the intersection of
Routes 100 and 100A, and you can visit
the Coolidge Homestead and the Calvin
Coolidge Birthplace. More...
Stowe
Dominated by Vermont's highest
mountain, Stowe has a European feeling,
as of an Austrian town amid emerald-green
rolling hills, winding roads, and steep
slopes. In fact, the Trapp family of "Sound
of Music" fame chose it as their American
refuge. More...
Sugarbush/Warren
The area centered on Warren and
Waitsfield along Route 100 boasts two good—but
very different—ski
resorts: Sugarbush and Mad
River Glen. More...
West Dover
West Dover is the postal
address for dozens of inns
and hotels serving the Mount
Snow ski area, southern Vermont's most
popular. More...
White River Junction
It prospered as an important 19th-century
railroad junction, and is at the intersection
of I-89 and I-91, but prosperity has passed
it by. More...
Wilmington
An important highway crossroads
town popular for summer shopping and in
winer for the nearby Mount
Snow ski area. More...
Woodstock
Chartered in 1761, it became
the shire town (county seat) of Windsor
County, which is how it escaped
the ravages (and riches) brought by 19th-century
industry and preserved its 18th-century beauty. More...
Northern
Vermont
Central
Vermont
Southern
Vermont
Vermont
Highlights
Vermont Skiing
Vermont Tourist Information
Vermont Transportation
